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IDA Awards Honor Les Blank, 'How to Die in Oregon'

Awards
 October 27, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

International Documentary Association nominations leave out many of the year's best-known docs

  

SXSW's 2012 Panels: Sex, Geeks, Douchebags and Jeffrey Tambor

Movies
 October 26, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Film festival reveals slate of 2012 panels and sessions, including conversation with film composer Cliff Martinez

  

Werner Herzog's New 'Into the Abyss' Poster: First Look (Exclusive)

Awards | Oscars
 October 25, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Director says he's anti-death penalty, while calling the convicts in his death-row doc "human beings, not monsters"

  

Pedro Almodovar Adds Dark, Scary Movies to AFI Fest

Movies
 October 25, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Spanish director picks four films with connections to his own work, including "Eyes Without a Face" and "The Killers"

  

John Cusack, Malin Akerman to Star in 'The Numbers Station'

Deal Central | Movies
 October 24, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Ethan Hawke originally was set to star in the thriller, which starts shooting in November

  

Rachel Weisz, Anthony Hopkins Film '360' Goes to Magnolia

Deal Central | Movies
 October 24, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Studio will release Fernando Meirelles film theatrically sometime next year

  

Indie Forum: Werner Herzog Slams SAG, Filmmakers Grapple with Change

Movies
 October 23, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Keynote speaker Herzog says indie film doesn't exist, but filmmakers nonetheless trade new strategies in a mutating business

  

Indie Box Office: 'Martha Marcy,' 'Margin Call' Open Strong

Movies | Box Office
 October 23, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Fox Searchlight thriller "Martha Marcy" averages over $34K per screen

  

Elizabeth Olsen: 'Martha Marcy' Breakout Star on Fear, Fame and That Confounding Ending

Awards | Oscars
 October 22, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Talking with the other Olsen sister and her colleagues on one of the year's most unsettling and demanding dramas

  

Oscar Entries, International Auteurs Coming to AFI Fest

Awards | Oscars
 October 21, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

"This Is Not a Film," "Alps," "A Separation" and "Once Upon a Time in Anatolia" added to lineup for Hollywood-based festival

  

Young Adult Series 'Empty Coffin' Headed to Big Screen

Deal Central | Companies
 October 20, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

The series, by New York Times bestselling author, is picked up by Kerry Kimmel & Pollack and Vigilante Entertainment

  

Gotham Awards Nominate 'The Descendants,' 'Take Shelter'

Awards | Oscars
 October 20, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Nominated performers include Elizabeth Olsen, Shailene Woodley, Felicity Jones

  

Magnolia Pictures Acquires 'Roadie'

Deal Central | Movies
 October 18, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Studio will release the film about a fired Blue Oyster Cult roadie through its VOD service on Dec. 2 and in theaters Jan. 6

  

Magnolia Pictures Dances Away With 'Take This Waltz'

Deal Central | Movies
 October 17, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Sarah Polley wrote, directed and produced the drama that premiered at the Toronto Film Festival

  

Sony Classics Picks Up 'Neil Young Journeys'

Deal Central | Movies
 October 11, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

The company has acquired rights to Jonathan Demme's movie, "Neil Young Journeys"

  

'Natural Selection' Among Winners of New Sundance/Indian Paintbrush Grants

Movies
 October 7, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Five projects, including a script co-written by Lena Dunham, are singled out for new grant

  

Lucas Till Nabs Lead in Intrepid's 'Crush'

Deal Central | Movies
 October 5, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

EXCLUSIVE: The "X-Men: First Class" actor will play a high school soccer star in the thriller

  

'Black Swan' Lawsuit Stirs Intern Debate: Education or Exploitation?

Movies
 October 4, 2011 By Brent Lang & Fred Schruers 1 year ago

In a down economy are movie companies relying too heavily on free labor?

  

Amy Baer Out As CBS Films President and CEO

Movies
 September 29, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Les Moonves' fledgling film studio failed to make a dent under her four-year reign

  

'Black Swan' Sued for Using Unpaid Interns (Updated)

Movies
 September 29, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Fox Searchlight is being charged with violating minimum wage and labor laws

  

Sony Classics Picks Up Toronto Winner 'Where Do We Go Now?'

Movies
 September 28, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Film was previously chosen as Lebanon's entry into Academy's Foreign-Language race

  

Did Joe Jonas Steal the Shots for His Sexy Music Video? (Exclusive)

Movies
 September 27, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Former teen star's new video borrows liberally from ultra-low-budget romance -- legal action a possibility

  

Anchor Bay Sets Nov. 4 Release for Channing Tatum's 'Son of No One'

Deal Central | Movies
 September 27, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Sundance Film Festival closer also stars Katie Holmes, Al Pacino and Ray Liotta

  

Mayan Documentary Will Show Evidence of Alien Contact, Says Mexico (Exclusive)

Movies
 September 26, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Filmmakers, Mexican government will reveal secrets about the extraterrestrials who took Mayans off the planet -- seriously!

  

Werner Herzog Named Keynote Speaker at Film Independent Forum

Movies
 September 22, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

German-born director will speak, answer audience questions at three-day October forum

  

SnagFilms Expands Into New Platforms, Adds Narrative Films

Movies
 September 21, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Major two-part expansion brings classic indie films and docs to a growing array of mobile devices and video platforms

  
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